Khwet (Stem Bowl)
before 1867 (made)
| Place of origin |
Bowl on a short stemmed foot.
The pattern of green and gold on a red ground consists mainly of a series of double compartments - myin-mo design motif - containing mythical creatures or figures blending with the design in a "transitional" style. (perhaps signs of the zodiac).
Multiple bands of foliate and acheik patterns decorate the rim and base and foot of the bowl.
The pattern of green and gold on a red ground consists mainly of a series of double compartments - myin-mo design motif - containing mythical creatures or figures blending with the design in a "transitional" style. (perhaps signs of the zodiac).
Multiple bands of foliate and acheik patterns decorate the rim and base and foot of the bowl.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fine woven bamboo covered in thitsi lacquer and engraved in the Pagan yun engraving technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese bamboo and lacquer khwet (stem bowl) of yun (engraved) work. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885).Decorated on a red ground with figurative, acheik and foliate patterns in green and gold. ca. before 1867. |
| Physical description | Bowl on a short stemmed foot. The pattern of green and gold on a red ground consists mainly of a series of double compartments - myin-mo design motif - containing mythical creatures or figures blending with the design in a "transitional" style. (perhaps signs of the zodiac). Multiple bands of foliate and acheik patterns decorate the rim and base and foot of the bowl. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Case 36- continued.] '01,337. BOWL. Bamboo and lacquer; Burmah. 7,281' |
| Other number | 7281 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 01337(IS) |
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| Record created | October 9, 2000 |
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